Handle for mattresses and cushions



Aug.81944.l lM BEH|K 2,355,200

HANDLE FOR MATTRESSES AND CUSHIONS' Filed June 24, 1941 l MICHAEL lBECHIK- FIG. 9. SZ

Patented Aug. 8, 1944 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE i Y f 2,355,260 i HANDLEy Fon MATTREssEs ANnoUsHroNs Michael Beehik, stf. raul, Minn.

Application June 24, 1941, Serial No. 399,499

2- Claims.l

This invention relates to a handle which is adapted to be secured to the boxing wall of a mattress or cushion where it is desired to provide a Simple construction of handle and means for securing the same to the wall of the mattress or article to which the handle is attached.

A feature resides in providing the handle' portion made of wire or other suitable material whichprovides a grip for the hand. The wire'or bar of metal or nonmetallic material forming the hand grip portion of the handle has its ends formed'with an eye loop, and the wire portion or bar has its loop ends oilset so that when the loop ends are lying against the Wall of the mattress or cushion the central hand engaging portion of the Figure 4 illustrates the died-out formation of the cup grommet used in securing the handle bar.

Figure 5 is a perspective inner View of the grommet, partially formed and just before the wire loop end of the handle b-ar is inserted in the same,

the next step of operation in making the handle after it has been formed like in Figure 5, being shown in Figure 3.

Figure 6 illustrates the inside of the mattress wall, showing the manner in whichthe ears of the grommet are upset against the inner reinforcing bar or wire of the handle projects from the side wallto permit the hand to easily engage the same. The loop ends are covered by a one-piece ventilating hood-like grommet member which is formed with a series of radially extending arms adapted to provide the shank and riveting means of the grommet when the handle is attached to thev mattress wall. i

The hand engaging portion of my handle may be made of a flat metal wire or bar, or may be of flat or round plastic material of various colors. In each case the ends of the bar are formed so that the cup-like head of the grommet ts over the ends of the handle bar to enclose the ends and the grommet is formed with finger-like shank portions which extend through the wall of the mattress and are riveted over on the inside to securely attach the handle bar portion to the mattress Wall.

When thelhandle portion is madeof plastic material, the end portions which `are shaped to fit within thehead of the cup-likegrommet may be solid or may be formed with a hole so that when the cup grommet is of a Ventilating type, a hole isvprovided in the end of the plastic handle bar to permit ventilation through the same into the mattress.

The features of my invention will be apparent and `will be more fully and clearly pointed out throughout the specification and claims.

In the'drawing forming a part of my-speciflcation:

Figure 1 is a wall, showing the wire handle type of hand grip.

Figure 2 is a perspective detail of one end of the handle shown in Figure l, before it has been attached to the mattress wall.

Figure 3 is a perspective view like Figure 2, of one end of the handle looking toward the inside of the handle and grommet.

side view of a portion of a mattress.

washer to anchor the handle.

- .Figure 7 is a section on the line 'l-'I of Figure 6. Figure 8 is a perspective detail of another form of cup grommet.

Figure 9' illustrates a perspective of the grommet sleeve used with the cup shown in Figurev 8.

Figure 10 is an inner detail of one end of the handle where the same is attached by the cup grommet and sleeve shown in Figures 8 and 9 to the mattress wall.

Figure 1l isv a section on the line II-II of Figure 10.

Figure l2 illustrates a detail perspective of one end of a plastic handle bar.

Figure 13 illustrates a perspective detail of one end of` the plastic handle bar, showing the cup grommet assembled on the end of the same.

My invention includes a rigid handle bar I0 which may be made of wire either round or flat or may be made of a plastic bar II.

The handle includes an assembled unit comprising the bar I0 or I I with the cup grommet I2 secured to the end as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3. It is desirable that the handle include this unitary construction of the bar I0 and the grommet I2, making an assembly of three parts, which when put together may be painted, enameled, or otherwise finished While together as a unit. This unit handle construction permits shipping of the handles to the mattress manufacturers in assembled form so that the handles can be packed with a suitable finish as stated above on the same, and thus prevent scratching or injuring of the enameled portions of the handle and the grommets in securing the same to the mattress wall I3. The mattress wall I3 consists of the boxing extending around the side of the mattress which is secured to the top and bottom of the mattress walls. The boxing or wall I3 may also be the wall of a cushion, pillow or other article where it is desired to attach a handle to a ilexible wall such as I3.

The cup grommet I2 is died-out from flat sheet material, as illustrated in Figure 4, and is formed with a central perforated portion I4, while radially extending arms I5 are formed integrally with and project from the periphery of the body of the cup grommet. A recess I6 is formed at one point between the arms I5, which is adapted to receive the shank portion I'I of the handle IB. The outer free ends of the arms I5 are formed with transversely enlarged end portions I3. These ends I8 act to engage against the Washer I9 placed against the inner surface of the Wall I3 to reinforce the wall around the hole in the wall through which the grommet I2 extends. Thus when the grommet I2 is secured to the mattress wall I3, the ends I8 are upset against the washer I9 which may be of any suitable size to reinforce the mattress Wall around the opening through which the grommet I2 extends.

In the process of making my handle, the handle bar I is formed With loops 20 like an eye, on either end of the bar. The cup gromrnet I2 is stamped out in at'formation, as illustrated in Figure 4 with the perforated portion I4 and the next step of the operation is to form the cup grommet into the formv illustrated in Figure 5. In the next step, the loops or eyes 2t are laid inside the cup grommet I2 and the arms IEI` are bent inwardly around the loopr29, bringing the ends I8 into cylindrical contracted formation as illustrated in Figure 3. This secures the cup grommet I2 to the loop 29 of the handle I0.

Vhen a cup I2 is secured to each end of the rigid bar Iii, the handle is assembled and readyT tobe 'enameled or painted or finished with any suitable finish and with any desired color. As soon as the assembled unit of thehandle has been enameled and dried, it is ready for use.

I have found it desirable to make the handles in this unitary form with the Ycupgrommets I2 permanently attached to the ends of thebar It. Thus in shipping the handles in this unit form to mattress manufacturers, the danger of skinning or knocking oi the enamel or finishY is minimized and the labor of installing the handle on the mattress wall is also reduced.

I have illustrated in Figure 7 an enlarged cross section showing the manner in which the arms I are bent and the heads Iii are upset against the washer I. This section shows the mattress Wall I3 squeezed together by the attachment of the grommet I2 and shows the straight or cylindrical wall portion 22 which extends between the arms I5 coming directly against the outer surface of the mattress wall to embed the portions 22 in close contact with the mattress wall.

My handle assembly may be made by using a short cup 23 instead of the cup I2 where the arms 215i are formed short and straight in forming the cup head 23 of the grommet used as illustrated in Figures 8, 9, and ll. The cup 2 3 is adapted to hold the grommet sleeve 25 attached to the loop 2@ of the handle bar by rst securing the cup 23 to theloop 29 in a manner to hold the grommet sleeve 255 to the loop 29. Then the handle is formed in a unit ready to be attached to the mattress Wall I3. In Figure ll I have illustrated the attachment of the handle by the cup 23 and the sleeveV 25 to the mattress xwall, showing the manner in which the inner end of the sleeve .is upset at 26 to bear against the washer IS. In this last construction,.instead of making the cup grommet I2 in one piece, I form the cup 23 with the short arms 2f; in` one piece similar to the cup I2, and then I employ a grommet sleeve 25 such as is used for eyelets, and I assemble these together on the wire loop 20 so that I have the same unitary handle construction before it is attached to the mattress wall. WhileA I prefer the structure heretofore described of the single piece cup I2, it is obvious that the handle may be made in a unit by this last described method.

My handle construction is also preferably formed with a plastic handle bar II illustrated in Figures 12 and 13. In this form, the handle bar II may be made round or flat of any well known plastic material. In using plastic materials, either solid opaque colors may be obtained or translucent colors, or even transparent handles may be used, thereby making a beautiful handle projecting along the wall I3 of the mattress.

The plastic handle bars II may be formed with a head portion 28 which may be round or at and which may also be provided with an axial hole 29 in the head portion 28 Where a ventilating grommet I2 is adapted to attach the bar II to the mattress wall. The plastic handle bar I I will be rmly held tothe wall I3 by the heads I2 in the same manner as set forth in regard to the bar I, and the size and shape of the cup I2 may be made to accommodate the size and shape of the head 2S. While the head 28 is shown round and the cup I2 is shown round, it is obvious that the head 28 and cup I2 may be made with square head portions. In any case, the handle assembly is of a unitary nature, consisting of the handle bar portion I or II and the end securing grommets I2 or 23, and these grommets may be of the Ventilating type or may be formed with closed head or cup portion.

I have illustrated the diiierent forms and described the method of assembly of my handles and. while the drawing illustrates a particular form, it is obvious that the invention should be considered Within the scope of the following claims and that variations therein contained should be an essential part* of my invention.

I claim:

1. A mattress handle in combination with a flexible mattress and the like, comprising a rigid bar having loops formed in the ends thereof, round cup-like ventilator grommets assembled as a unit on said loops, said round cup-like ventilator grommets adapted to completely cover said loops, said grommets provided with springV fingers projecting from the inner periphery of the edge of said grommets, the free ends of said clamping lingers being formed with transversely enlarged end portions, and said end portions adapted to extend through the wall of the mattress and engage through a reinforcing washer and be riveted over against the same tov rmly secure said handle to the mattress wall.

2. A handle for mattresses and the like, comprising a bar-like hand engageablev portion, round loop ends formed on said bar, circular cuplike grommets entirely covering said loop ends, spring fingers having enlarged end portionsextending from the periphery of said cups, whereby said .end portions may be extended through the wall of the mattress and a Yreinforcing washer and be riveted over against the washer to firmly secure said handlevto the mattress Wall.

' MICHAEL BECHIK. 

